274 THE FUR SEALS OF THE PKII'.ILOF ISLANDS. 



November 0. — Tlie pups killed by accident on tli(> drive of yesterday — 79 in all — 

 were brouglit in and distributed. 



November 10. — A drive of pups was made from Gorbatcli ; 35G were killed, making 

 a total of .5,070. t)n this drive 4 females were overcome by tlie exertion or smodiered 

 by the piling' of the drove. Tlie drives from Gorbatcli were C()m])()sed of mothers and 

 ]iups, which were drive.) on the level north of Zoltoi sands, and tlie ])iips caught and 

 examined. JNIothers and female pups were then released and driven into the water. 



November l.i. — In a drive for food made from the lleef several females were killed 

 by accident; jirobably eight or ten. 



November 19. — Only 7 cows and 2 pujis were on Si)eel rookery this morning and 

 these took to the water on seeing a human being. 



November 2"). — The Keef was visited to-day. The first plateau was found deserted 

 and the second with about 100 seals upon it. Tlie blurt's had (]uite a number on 

 their sides. 



November .'?0. — No pups and very few other seals are rejjorted from Sontliwest 

 ISay. 



December 27. — It is reported that <iOO seals are at Northeast Point; none at 

 Polovina; a large number on Sea Lion Ivock. 



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January 10.— A visit to Reef today showed about 2,000 seals hauled out at the 

 extreme point. Sea Lion Kock was thickly covered with seals and in tlie water south 

 of the point there were numerous pods. 



April 30. — Hull seals are reported on the lieef, Tolstoi, and Lukanin, the liist of 

 the season. 



May 1. — A visit was made to Gorbatcli and 2 bulls were found hauled uji and 

 holding their jHisitions. 



May 3. — The 2 bulls ])reviously noted on (iorbatch were gone. Two others were 

 on the lieef. These did not seem to be holding definite jiositions and they took to the 

 water. 



]\Iay 14. — A drive of 400 for food was made at Southwest Bay anil 204 seals were 

 killed. The killing is earlier than last year. All along the siiore tlic hulls were 

 holding their positions; quite a pod of bachelors were hauled uii at Tolstoi. 



May 21. — Eighty-six bulls holding positions were counted on (iorbatch. The 

 nuiiiber on the other side could not be counted. There were probably 300 in all, 

 including both sides. 



May 24. — An inspection was made on Kitovi and Lukanin rookeries; 112 bulls 

 counted on Kitovi, and 142 on Lukanin, with a ])ossible error in the count of 2.'5 

 to 50,' 



May 28. — A single bull seal which hauled out at S|)eel yesterday, the first of the 

 season, is gone to-day. 



May 29. — No seals of consequence hauled at Northeast Point yet, 



'In the foregoing record by Mr. Beanian we have .in .approaili to what should have l)cen the 

 wide-awake agent's record. He gave in 1879 a count of the bulls on Polovina au<l Xali S|)il. licvi- 

 he has made a count of the bulls on Kitovi and Lukanin. which enables us to arrive at some idea of 

 the true status of these breeding grounds. Had such a l)eginuing been followed up and expanded it 

 would have soon tlirown the needed light upon the condition of the herd, but Mr. ISeanian does 

 not again appear in the record, and it again sinks into generalties. 



